Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-12-17
SPRAY OF THE FALLS

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The county commissioners are still in
session at Fort Benton. Mr. Wagner Of
this city has returned to his post of duty,
SO that the full board is in session.
The commissioners of Choteau county
are considering the project of building an
iron bridge across the Teton at Choteau,
and to that end have asked bids from the
various bridge contractors o at Benton
who are figuring on the proposed Mis-
souri, river bridge.
The bridge contractors, Messrs. Loberg
& Davies, are taking advantage OF this line
weather to push work on the piers, n
expect to have the same completed IN
contract time. Excellent progress is now
being made.
F. G. Heidi, postmaster and Tost trader
at Fort Shaw, is in town on business. MIR.
Heidi likes the appearance n general
business look Of Great Falls.
The ice in the river is nine inches
thick.
Quite a number of people from Benton
arrived on the train today to give testi
monv in the land contest case now on the
boards. Among them is John +. Muir
ply, ex-county clerk and recorder OF Cho-
teau county.
Robert Vaughn has received a letter
from Thomas Dunn who is enjoying the
balmy air of California at Oakland. 1t is
hoped that he may prefer Great Falls af-
ter all.
Commencing today the eastern mail will
be sent forward BY the Manitoba railroad
and this morning for the first time the
mail for northern Montana leaves Saint
Paul by the same route, and we will be
duly astonished to receive our letters and
papers in sixty hours from the twin cities.
In a few months, when the Manitoba be-
gins running regular passenger trains,
this time will be reduced to about 36 hours.
What a change this is and will be from
the old method, when often mail was from
ten to fifteen days on the way.
M. Furnell of Sun River has received
the glad tidings from Mrs. Furnell, who
is in Michigan, that he is the happy
father of q daughter, the first in the
family.
Moses Folsom, an experienced and OBJ
servant journalist is in town for the pur-
pose of describing this city and region for
the Chicago Tribune. Mr.. Folsom visited
the falls yesterday in company with Mir.
Gibson.
j. 7. Arlington arrived today from his
ranch on Belt creek.
D. G. Ehrhart, late proprietor of the
Park hotel, will leave about Saturday for
southern California on a prospecting trip
and in all probability will locate in that
region. returning to his old business OF
railroading. Mrs. Ehrhart will remain
here for a short time, or until her nus
band becomes finally located. For thir-
teen years Mr.. Ehrhart was connected
with the Pennsylvania Central Railway
Company, a good portion of that time as
passenger conductor. He has received
testimonials of the highest character from
the officers of that company and could re-
turn any day and take his old run. He
hopes, however, to find it more congenial
in a climate less rigorous, his health re-
quiring the change. He will be followed
by the we'll wishes of hosts OF friends in
this section.
Mr. Pence says that oats are $1,25 per
hundred pounds this year while last year
he paid So. Hay is delivered now for
SIS while a year ago he went 30 miles to
pay $50 for it.
Mr.. M. Salisbury, general manager of
the Montana Stage Company, and b. i.
Corbin, superintendent, arrived today by
private conveyance and are guests at the
Park hotel. The gentlemen express
themselves as being highly pleased with
the change of the line to this city.
Fred M. Wilson, one Of the best known
newspaper men in the territory has taken
q position on the River Press staff.
The Cataract mill of this city, with a
capacity of thirty barrels a day, cannot
manufacture -four fast enough to keep
pace with the demand for it.
There will be great fun soon for the
young folks in the Presbyterian sunday
school, because the ladies are preparinga
grand Christmas tree for them.
The Billings coach went out laden with
goods today. 81 like this route" said the
driver. "because it saves twenty miles to
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